Mawdud

Mawdud (1071-2 October 1113) was the Atabeg of Mosul from 1109 to 1113, succeeding Javali of Mosul and preceding Sonqorja.

Biography
Mawdud was born in 1071 to the Altuntekin family of Sunni Muslim Turks, and he served in the army of Mehmed I of Great Seljuk as an officer. He was sent to reconquer Mosul from the rebel atabeg Javali in 1109, and Mehmed entrusted him with pushing the crusaders of the Principality of Antioch and County of Edessa back. In 1110, King Baldwin I of Jerusalem defeated his attempt to take Edessa, and in 1111 he besieged Joscelin of Courtenay in Turbessel. He was forced to lift the siege as Tancred, Prince of Galilee laid siege to Aleppo and King Baldwin I marched north to lift the siege of Turbessel, and he fought the crusaders to a draw at the battle of Shaizar. In 1112, he failed in another siege of Turbessel, and the Armenians of Edessa were massacred after Baldwin II of Edessa discovered their intent to help Mawdud in taking the city. In 1113, he sided with Toghtekin of Damascus in plundering the Galilee and besieging Tiberias, and he defeating Baldwin at the Battle of al-Sannabra. However, he was forced to retreat to Damascus due to a lack of supplies, and he was assassinated by the Hashshashin while a guest of Toghtekin in Damascus.